Long Island News

During its Veterans Day ceremony on November 8, Islandia Village Mayor Allan M. Dorman was joined by village officials and members of the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 and the […]

By Hank Russell After nearly three decades, two crimes have been solved, both of which were tied to the same suspect. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Cold Case Task Force, a partnership between District Attorney […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri The Smithtown Senior Center played host to a packed-house public hearing for the 2026 budget on Tuesday night.  Contention swirls as the Town is pitching a budget […]

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after one man died and another was injured when their boat capsized at the mouth of Fire Island Inlet.  Christopher Sicignano was operating a boat entering the […]

By Hank Russell Citing the shutdown of the federal government — which has dragged on for over a month — Oyster Bay town officials are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to extend the school property tax […]

By Hank Russell A local state assemblyman decried the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which recently conducted raids in Southampton Town and the arrest of one immigrant who, advocates claim, was pinned down […]

Public Urged to Take Precautions, Vaccinate Pets The Suffolk County Department of Health Services reported that a dead raccoon found in Amityville on October 18 tested positive for rabies. The confirmation was received from the […]

By Hank Russell The Office of Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips recently completed a review of all 58 Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations in the county and found that the stations and infrastructure have […]

By Hank Russell U.S. Congressman Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) recently cosponsored a bill that would pay air traffic controllers while the government is still being shut down. Introduced by Aaron Bean (R-Florida), the Aviation Funding […]

By Hank Russell The bodies of two kayakers were recovered in Southampton over two days. According to the Southampton Town Police Department, on November 1 at 8:44 p.m., Shane Garcia, 27, was reported missing by […]